I just wanted to complain about Cinavia as my bluray playback software keeps asking me to update it but I won't knowing that Cinavia will be implemented in the update.

What is Cinavia you ask? If you download movies off of the internet you will learn sooner than later.

It is a new kind of DRM - a watermark inside the audio track of a movie. No method of file conversion has managed to destroy it yet. Movies in theaters recorded with a camcorder are even subject to it.

It requires two things: a dvd or bluray authored with Cinavia and a licensed bluray player (of which the Playstation 3 is one - take note all who play files on their PS3).

Any file made from a Cinavia disc will toss you error messages if you try to play it with a real bluray player or pc bluray software. Remuxing to mkv, m2ts, ts, etc does not matter.

Unlicensed players - things that do not have official bluray playback capability - are immune to it (for now). On a PC that would include VLC, MPC-HC, etc. On the hardware side, things like a Roku, WDTV, Boxee Box, also do not have to deal with it.

Last edited by pittsoccer33 on Thu Nov 01, 2012 10:08 am, edited 1 time in total.

1) archiving a disc to a server as an iso/bdmv file, and watching it on licensed hardware like an Oppo, Dune, Popcorn Hour, or htpc software. Saving to iso is essential for 3D bluray and/or bdmv folders is needed for anyone who wants to keep their menus intact.

2) archiving a disc to a server or usb drive as an mkv or m2ts file and watching it on a bluray player that can play those formats including PS3.

3) buying a burned shakycam bluray disc of Argo in Times Square or Canal Street this weekend and watching it on any licensed bluray player

4) downloading the customary 4-8gb mp4 or mkv files from the interwebz for playback on a PS3 or via the usb port on a bluray player.